高二英语下学期开学考试 试题

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散广西陆川县中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）A）听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 ( ) 1. Which is the season to fly a kite? A. B. C. ( ) 2. Who often cooks at home? A. B. C. ( ) 3. Where does Mr. Lu work? A. B. C. ( ) 4. What does she enjoy playing? A. B. C. ( ) 5. What are they doing now? A. They are cleaning the reading room.B. They are cleaning the sitting room.C. They are cleaning the meeting room.( ) 6. When was John born? A. May the 11th, 1983.B. May the 7th, 1985.C. May the 6th, 1979.( ) 7. Where is the woman? A. At school.B. At home.C. In a shop.( ) 8. What is on the table? A. Some apples.B. Some oranges.C. Some orange juice.( ) 9. What would Bill like to drink? A. Coffee.B. Tea.C. Apple juice.( ) 10. When did the man go to Hong Kong? A. Last winter.B. On summer vacation.C. Last spring.B）听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍，听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段对话，回答第11至12小题。( ) 11. How old is Kate this year? A. 17B. 16.C. 15.( ) 12. What sport does Kate like best? A. Ping-pong.B. BasketballC. Volleyball.听下面一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。 Zig Zags Clothes Store 13 socks 3 dollars Brown hats 14 dollarsGreen, white and red T-shirts 7 dollars Yellow 15 12 dollars( ) 13. A. Blue and brownB. Black and brownC. Blue and black( ) 14. A. 4B. 5C. 6( ) 15. A. shortsB. pantsC. shoes听下面一篇短文，回答第 16至 20小题。( ) 16. Who will take Li Ming to Dalian? A. Li Mings mother.B. Li Mings grandparents.C. Li Mings parents.( ) 17. How will they go there? A. By plane.B. By train.C. By ship.( ) 18. When will they leave? A. On August 20.B. On August 2.C. On August 12.( ) 19. What will they do in Dalian? A. They will go surfing.B. They will go swimming.C. They will go to visit grandmother.( ) 20. How long will the whole trip take? A. 4 weeks.B. 2 weeks.C. 6 weeks.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节:共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分AMy love for dogs goes as far back as my first memory. As a little girl, I collected dog toys. At 5 years old, I was ready and willing to run away with the family dog after the threat of giving him away when he chewed up the sofa. Luckily he stayed and my affection for mans best friend continued. As an adult, my reasons for wanting to adopt a dog were purely selfish. I wanted a companion. I wanted a young, energetic dog that would need long walks or runs to help keep me active to stick to an exercise routine. Little did I know that my four-legged friend and love for dogs would help me feel more at home in and fall in love with my Shanghai community. It seemed to me that being a tall blonde didnt already attract a lot of curious stares; add a 12-kilogram black dog that believes everyone is his best friend to the picture and locals seem even more intrigued. The decision to adopt Xiao Hei definitely fulfilled those early selfish desires, but the experience has also brought me closer to my neighbors and made me feel more at home,.A few months after I first brought Xiao Hei home, I spotted the group of elderly Chinese people who gather at the park. After realizing they go there most weeknights, I decided it would be a good way to help Xiao Hei socialize with other dogs. After a few visits, it was not only an opportunity for him to play but also a chance for me to practice my Chinese. Most Chinese give their dogs English names, but youve given him a Chinese name. Very interesting, they laughed. With that simple laugh, it seemed that barriers were broken and with each visit I felt more a part of the community.21. Why did the author want to adopt a dog? A. To practice Chinese. B. To understand Chinese culture. C. To feel at home. D. To find a companion.22. Who is likely to be the author of the text? A. A Shanghai native. B. A Chinese dog lover. C. A foreigner in Shanghai. D. A researcher on Chinese culture.23. The underlined word “intrigued” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. interested B. excited C. satisfied D. frightened24. What can be inferred from the text? A. The author once left home with her dog. B. The author gets along well with her neighbors. C. The author is good at the Chinese language. D. The author will settle in Shanghai forever.BIn 1863, the great novelist Jules Verne wrote a novel called Paris in the Twentieth Century. In the book he used the full power of his great ability to forecast the coming century. Unfortunately, the manuscript (手稿) was lost until his great-grandson happened to discover it lying in a safe where it had been carefully locked away for almost 130 years. Realizing what a treasure he had found, he arranged to have it published (出版) in 1994, and it became a bestseller at once. Back in 1863, kings still ruled the ancient world in Europe, with so many poor people performing backbreaking work in the fields. And steam power was just beginning to change the world. But Verne predicted that Paris in 1960 would have glass skyscrapers, air conditioning, TV, elevators, high-speed trains, gas-powered vehicles, and even something similar to the Internet. Verne described life in modern Paris almost without any mistakes. Just two years later Verne made another amazing prediction. He wrote From the Earth to the Moon, in which he predicted the details of the task that sent several astronauts (宇航员) to the moon more than 100 years later in 1969. He correctly predicted the size of the space capsule, the number of astronauts who would carry out the task, the length of time the journey would take, the weightlessness that the astronauts would experience, and the final landing in the ocean.How was Jules Verne able to predict 100 years into the future successfully? Although he was not a scientist himself, Verne often turned to scientists, asking them questions about their opinions of the future. He collected a vast amount of information about the great scientific discoveries of his time. Verne realized that science would make it possible for many amazing things to appear in the future. The secret of his successful prediction was his belief in the power of science to change society. 25. Paris in the Twentieth Century is a novel that _.A. people thought little of at firstB. took Jules Verne five years to finishC. didnt sell well when published at firstD. was published long after it was finished26. The third paragraph is mainly about _.A. the requirements of being an astronautB. what From the Earth to the Moon is aboutC. how From the Earth to the Moon was createdD. the differences between the earth and the moon27. According to the text, Jules Verne _. A. showed strong interest in writing and scienceB. could predict what would happen to someoneC. was well-known as both a novelist and a scientistD. had Paris in the Twentieth Century published in 199428. What would be the best title for the text?A. The early life of Jules VerneB. Jules Vernes opinions about scienceC. Jules Verne: A writer ahead of his timeD. Jules Vernes inventions came trueCIs cursive writing (草写体) an out-of-date skill in todays technological society? The new education standards for English do not require cursive. However, schools are still allowed to teach cursive if they choose. Some schools are considering giving up cursive, since it is not on standardized tests. This topic is now being discussed in teacher lunchrooms around the country. We invited some inspired teachers to weigh in. Heres what one of them, Eldra Avery, has to say. I failed a handwriting assignment in eighth grade, but my teacher told me that I was well able to have that type of handwriting. So I improved my handwriting and now have beautiful cursive handwriting. I teach English, and at times I ask my students to do assignments in cursive. Since they will be taking timed writing exams throughout their educational career, it is necessary that they practice writing at a speed that will allow them to finish their task. When you have three letters connected in a word, it flows, and when you lift your pen only at the end of a word, it is faster than printing (印刷体), which lifts the pen at the completion of each letter. Handwriting is a reflection (反映) of our humanity. We dream of a future with more advanced technology and less labor, but truthfully, if technology prevents us from using skills that are essentially human, I wonder if that can be called “progress.” Cursive connects us to our past and our future. If students cant write cursive, they cant read cursive. And if they cant read cursive, how can they read historical papers like the Declaration of Independence? Writing cursive is a process that helps improve language learning. Copying text by hand does a lot of good to students. My students complete a poetry analysis paper each year. Many of them tell me that they couldnt begin to understand their poem until they copied it by hand. Handwriting is a valuable communication tool. Communication through handwriting will always be a necessity. To imagine that the whole world communicates by typing would be a rather poor view. 29. According to Paragraph 1, teachers are discussing _. A. whether cursive should be taughtB. whether students should read cursiveC. how to look at handwriting assignmentsD. how to improve students cursive writing30. Why does Ms. Avery mention her students in the last paragraph? A. To show the positive side of handwriting.B. To introduce an effective learning method.C. To show the importance of copying poems.D. To share her first-hand teaching experience.31. 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Communication skills are requested a must. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for memorizing poemsIf your teacher wants you to recite a long poem, you can learn it by dividing it into different parts. Here are a few tips for memorizing the poem. The first step is to start learning it. Begin by reading the poem line by line at least five times. 36 If you find some word which you do not know, look it up in the dictionary. 37 Thats because the lyrics have a tune (曲调) to them. Though you do not have to set the poem to a tune, reading it more than once will help you in understanding its rhythm (韵律). Here, you will also understand the areas where you have to pause and the exact pronunciation. Then close the book and try to recall the poem. 38 However, you do not have to worry if you are not able to recall anything. The next step is the actual memorization process (过程). Break the poem into several parts and then repeat each one of them line by line. After you do this many times, try to recite the line without looking into the book. 39 Once you have memorized the poem, keep on practicing till you are able to recite the poem fluently. 40 Memorizing a poem is not at all difficult if you put your mind and heart into it.A. Let the words of the poem do the work.B. Most of us find it easy to memorize a song.C. A poem will live or die depending on how it is read.D. Try to understand each and every word of the poem.E. Repeat this process till you can repeat the whole poem by heart.F. You may remember some words, lines, or may be nothing at all.G. Practicing in front of your family, friends, or teacher can also be helpful.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I hadnt even wanted the dog in the first place! My husband insisted I get him to 41 the dog that had died recently.Soon, he was “my dog”, a friend and 42 companion, not asking for any more than I was willing to give a daily meal and a warm bed. But not my 43 ! No dogs are allowed on my bed.The night after my husband died, I lay there, staring into the darkness, my eyes full of 44 . The bed seemed so 45 all by myself and I was wondering how long it takes for a good case of loneliness to 46 . It was cold and moving slowly into my open hand outside the 47 . It has prickly (刺痒的) hairs and just before I 48 , a familiar call came from the creature that was forcing its cold, wet nose into my trembling (颤抖的) hand.“Oh, Shawn! What are you doing on my bed?” I put my arms around his hairy neck and 49 him.In the months to follow, I came to realize that this dog I hadnt 50 was a gift of love. He was a warm companion always 51 and available to go for a 52 when I needed to get out of the house. Twice, he snapped (咬) at me 53 I cried loudly and out of control, as if to tell me to be 54 .Shawn taught me all about love, 55 and forgiveness. That crazy dog 56 me just as I am. And Ive learned to help those around me who are 57 and to approach them 58 , loving them just as they are. Like a dog curling up by the warm fire, I just want to be there in case Im 59 . I thank life for providing me with a(n) 60 when